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Last night, Omar and Rashida Tlaib of MI became the first Muslim women ever elected to Congress.

Omar and Tlaib are among 100 or more Muslims who ran for office in 2018, an unprecedented surge in political engagement, reported BuzzFeed. Eventually, she learnt the language by watching television. That may force her to resign from Detroit City Council to do so. New Mexico's Deb Haaland and Kansas attorney Sharice Davids were elected the first two Native American women to serve in Congress.

Omar was declared the victor in Minnesota's left-learning Fifth Congressional District - which includes Minneapolis and its suburbs, and has elected Democrats since 1960. She used that record of taking on corporate interests and defending local priorities as part of her campaign for election as a congressional representative. In an interview with CBS Wednesday, the newly elected congresswoman said she plans on embracing refugees.

In February, Omar spoke openly about what she saw as the president's prejudice against Muslims, saying there is no debate about "whether Trump is a racist".

She has become "a source of pride for Palestine and the entire Arab and Muslim world", her uncle Bassam Tlaib told Reuters on Tuesday.

Haaland and Davids join a number of Democrats who have flipped seats in the House of Representatives, helping their party seize control of the lower chamber from the Republicans and dealing a stern rebuke to Trump.

Recently, it has received new raid that can be enjoyed playing but never heard any instructions whether or not it will be free . During Blizzcon 2018 , Bungie announced it's giving away Destiny 2 for free on PC between now and November 18.

Twitter said Saturday it deleted a "series of accounts" that attempted to share disinformation without giving a number. Some accounts "were focused on celebrities" and others on "political debate", it added.

Of the last six presidents to win re-election since the Second World War, only one had complete control of Congress - George W. The entire 435-member House of Representatives and a third of the 100-seat Senate are up for grabs.

Emery 's men have a chance to put down an early marker by taking out Jurgen Klopp's high-flying Liverpool on Saturday. For that reason, Klopp believes Liverpool must not have a singular focus on the reigning champions.

Trump is stressing Senate contests like Indiana's after sending signals that maintaining the House may be out of reach. At a rally in West Virginia Friday a defiant Trump brushed off the prospect of a Democratic House takeover.

Back in 2009, the Kepler telescope was the first NASA mission to find planets outside of our solar system, at the size of Earth. Kepler was originally positioned to watch 150,000 stars in a patch of sky within the constellation Cygnus.

Bill Nelson versus Republican Rick Scott in Florida - indicates that Democrats do have a small chance of taking the Senate. Results from other key states like Texas , Michigan and Pennsylvania will begin to roll in between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Burnett actually surrendered before the fifth round started after an apparent hip injury he suffered during the fourth round. The Irish champion is eager to make a statement by defeating the ring legend and adding his name to his growing resume.

About $720 billion in sales are up for grabs for the Black Friday shopping weekend, according to the National Retail Federation . That would be more than 12 percent of the $71.8 billion in sales that analysts now expect the company to report for the quarter.

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